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Global Health Tuesday: High Youth Death Rates – An Emerging Global Health Crisis
EVENT DATE: February 24, 9-10am (CST). Join Dr. Carol D. Ryff, Director, Institute on Aging, & MIDUS Principal Investigator, UW–Madison, as she moderates a timely conversation on High Youth Death Rates – An Emerging Global Health Crisis. She is joined by panelists Dr. Eve Puffer, Founding Director, Duke Center for Global Mental Health; Dr. Prakash…
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Global Health Tuesday: Local to Global Rise in Antimicrobial Resistance
EVENT DATE: January 27, 2026, at 9am (CST). Join Dr. Daniel Shirley, Associate Professor (CHS), Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, UW School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH), as he moderates a timely conversation on Local to Global Rise in Antimicrobial Resistance. Shirley leads the discussion with panelists Laurel Legenza, Assistant Professor, School…
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SAVE THE DATE: APRIL 8, 2026, UW–Madison Global Health Symposium
SAVE THE DATE: APRIL 8, 2026. Establishing Trust for Emergency Preparedness: The Role of Universities & Alliances
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UW–Madison Laryngeal Dissection Course Offers a Global Voice
By Katie Newcomb, GHI Communications Director…Dr. Seth Dailey believes in The Wisconsin Idea, sharing innovations to improve health, inclusion, and the power of homemade chili to bring a community together. For the last 21 years, Dr. Dailey has made UW–Madison his home. As chief of the Division of Laryngology, and director of the Laryngology Fellowship…
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Global Health Tuesday: UW–Madison Microneurosurgery Initiative to Improve Global Health
EVENT DATE: December 9, 2025, 9-10am (CST). Join Calyn Ostrowski, GHI Associate Director, Strategic Partnerships & Development as she moderates a discussion about the UW-Madison Microneurosurgery Initiative’s global reach. She is joined by panelists Dr. Abdullah Keles, Scientist, and Dr. Mutafa Baskaya, both from UW–Madison’s Microneurosurgery Initiative and SMPH; and Dr. Yannick Canton Kessely, Specialist…